Mark Bicknell

Do you think the nights are getting darker quick now, seems like summer flys by these days, still soon be Christmas, ask Santa to bring you some originals...lol Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Already had a couple of people showing interest in coming on the show so keep it coming, it ain't rocket science just have a few good records and the rest is basically easy, hust get in touch bicknellmark@aol.com Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Just a bit of an update regarding the old radio show, firstly i will be celebrating five years on Solar this coming November which ain't bad for a man with limited talent....lol. Solar is a commercial station on channel 879 SKY DIGITAL and also on www.solaradio.com and we are always looking for possible advertisers and show sponsors, the rates are very reasonable so if you have an event, re issue record company, record list or Soul related buisness then it might be worth a call to the station, both myself and Kev Roberts present Northern related shows plus there are many other Modern and current music shows on the station so your ident will reach a big audience global. I am always looking for show sponsors and have had fantastic support from the likes of New Century Soul Club, Soultown Promotions, North Manchester Soul Club and Tyne Side Soul Promotions and i would like to think that they have all been happy with the feedback and coverage of their events, again the rates to sponsor the show are very reasonable so please contact me directly bicknellmark@aol.com Over the next few weeks i will be inviting a number of guests into the studio which include Jo Wallace, Val Palmer yet to be confirmed, Nige Brown, Neil Jones, Sister Dawn, Jamie and Rich from Soulsville, Brett Franklin and others, infact anyone who fancies coming on as a guest then again please let me know bicknellmark@aol.com This Sunday i have dedicated the whole two hours to the music of New Orleans as so much great music came out of this now very tragic city i thought it would be a small gesture to the people and artists of New Orleans so if Willie Tee, Robert Parker, Curly Moore, Donna King, the Sansu groove and much much more floats your boat then check the show out this coming Sunday, also i've included a tribute to Little Milton who sadly passed away last month. The Show goes out between 8pm - 10pm UK Time and between 9pm - 11pm Central Europe CHANNEL 879 SKY DIGITAL and www.solarradio.com Some four decades of quality Northern Soul music and club culture, CD reviews and previews, venue information, requests,mentions and dedications, special guests, club classics, current popular Northern Soul, collectors records and lots more. Lastly a big thank you to everyone out there who tunes in, it's an honour to be invited into your homes for two hours every Sunday and judging by the amount of emails i get on a regular basis and feedback out and about it makes it all so worth while. It's a thrill to be able to play the music i love to an audience, if it's ten or ten thousand it's just simply wonderful, so thanks for your loyal dedicted support. Regards - Mark Bicknell. If you are interested in advertising etc. please either contact the station directly via the website www.solarradio.com or bicknellmark@aol.com

Fat bloke at bar please my folks were married...lol Anything you need in terms of support from me via my radio show please ask, let's hope it all comes together. All the very best - Mark Bicknell aka Fat bastard under the bar...lol

Anyone who go's for the Big Ella here @£40.00 is not only getting a great record but also a bargain IMO, and as James states in needs playing again, a fanstic record. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

HELP! What i do....lol Mark Bicknell

How! get it...lol can this go on...i'll get me coat! Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Thank you for your reply and kind words, thought i had done something very wrong here, i'm still a little confused but think i understand. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Totally confused...Mike help here mate! Mark Bicknell.

Just to add i have sent an email directly to the person concerned here trying to explain my original post, i would like to say publically here that it was not my intention to offend or cause any distress regarding this, i don't personally have an opinion on this but as i got what i thought was a pretty odd email out of the blue like this i simply wanted to bring this to the attention of people and if you read my original post which i have now closed i did say or ask 'is it a scam or is it genuine' perhaps i was wrong to suggest indirectly that it was a scam, i openly admit that on reflection my posting was wrong but as i said i was basically bringing what i considered to be something a little odd to peoples attention and if people choose to support the request then thats up to them, i totally vindicate that the suggestion of a scam was wrong if it came over as such. Mark Bicknell.

OK i get an email out of nowhere a few days ago that basically rambles on and we all know how many email internet scams there are, i did not say it was a scam although my thread heading may have suggested that, i was unsure and if you read my introduction to the original email i was simply asking the question if it was genuine, i really don't understand the above posting, i'm named but all i did was raise the point here, what's the bowling ball comment mean? As i originally said if this is a genuine plea for help financial or otherwise then a direct post would have been the way forward, i have closed my original post on this in hope that it stops any further distress to the person above. I have no real opinion personally on this and did not wish to cause any trouble, i highlighted this because i thought it odd. Mark Bicknell.

LOL Mark Bicknell.

I was just gonna say the same thing Kenny...lol what you had a bad weekend then?lol Mark.

Kenny! what are you going on about mate....lol Mark.

Quality soul music.......it's the future! Mark Bicknell.

Ged, You are not alone believe me mate, more and more of us are feeling like this, i really have no drive,commitment or passion to even leave the house to be honest, it's not that much fun anymore, the music is still the best in the world and that will never change for me but as you pointed out Ged times have infact changed and for the worse, it's so sad that this otherwise pure music is being tarnished, sometimes you have to walk away and bite your bottom lip mate, but to be honest enough is enough, this scene has been a huge part of our lives yet i'm full of anger at many aspects of it, it's based on music, strip it all down and it was there at the scenes inception and it will be there at the end, it's this circus bandwaggon that perpetuates the side of the scene which i hate. Regards - Mark Bicknell. Mark Bicknell.

There you go then so my concerns were justified then. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Shocking news really shocking, another nail in the Northern Soul coffin, this is dirty tricks tatics which beggers belief, makes you feel a little ashamed to be part of a scene that has people within it's ranks that will jump on and crush others, it's a real sad day in my book and just another reason to think why bother? I hope it's not anybody i know because i'll tell them exactly what i think. Regards and support - Mark Bicknell.

I despair John i really do, this seller would seem not to know his stuff, the originals of this are blue/red pattern and not red and black, there were black and white design bootlegs way back and i think it was also repro'd recently, this looks like someone has coloured it in with a red felt pen....lol Mark Bicknell.

There's a manic version on The Magnificent Men Capitol LP the one with 'I Got News' and 'Keep On Climbing' on two great tracks. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Dito with above comments, a so so record and really not a £250.00 tune, have it in the Chicago section of the collection, does grow on you after a few plays but never gonna be a venue monster being more a collectors record. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Looks like i had a good result when i got mine then.....i wondered why the guy i bought it off ain't been in touch recently...oh well nice to have a bargain now and again, my valuation was bottom end i guess, pretty suprised and happy that it's 6/700.....thanks.

It should not matter one bit how many rare records this jerk trades in, personally i'd make a point of shouting from the roof tops and f*** the records, they take the piss and their gradings are totally different to ours, i would question his attitude and challenge his reputation, name and shame spread the word and maybe if your over there on a record trip perhaps look him up and see if he understands the good ole' baseball bat method...well he should it's their national sport ain't it? You should perhaps tell him it don't matter how rare a record is if it's fucked then it ain't worth a light, so what if he sells big titles! how many more bad condition records has he sold on Ebay???? It makes me laugh to think that most American dealers not all but many of them have little or no interest or appreciation of the records they are selling, it's about the 'buck', still i guess they are trying to make up for all the thousands of records we have had off them for pennies over the years and they are never gonna play catch up on that one are they, very bitter screwed up individuals well some of them are not all. I totally dispise Ebay and it's methods. Regards - Mark Bicknell.

Situations like this are common with Paypal, they don't want to know, they kept asking me to upgrade my account. glad to say i did not and it's now been cancelled, they claim it to be safe and trouble free yet when something goes wrong they close ranks and have this bugger you hard luck attitude.# Mark Bicknell.

Why is there no support or back-up from paypal or Ebay, i got burned by some dick head and they did nothing i even refused to pay my account for listing records but they issued me with a collections letter, i have not played Ebay since, it's a fucking joke they charge you left,right and sideways yet if something goes wrong they are not interested, Paypal is i thought a safeguard way to pay for records yet because the bloke that ripped me off had no funds in his account they were unable to refund the $80.00. People who f*** about on there should be banned for life from trading again, there have now been so many rip off's on there it sickens me, i'll never go on there again it's a fucking minefield, good luck in getting your money back but don't hold your breath. Regards - Mark Bicknell.